Continuity and change: employers’ training practices and partnerships with training providers

Q2.7 Since January 2014 has your business/organisation purchased (using its own funds or government/other official funds) training for your employees from any of the following external providers? Please include cases where the provider comes on-site and also where your staff attend the provider or study by distance.

		Firm Size
		1-49 employees		50-99 employees		100-499 employees		500+ employees
		N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
TAFE Colleges	No	36	75.0	10	58.8	16	39.0	24	46.2
	A little	4	8.3	3	17.6	8	19.5	16	30.8
	Some	5	10.4	4	23.5	13	31.7	7	13.5
	A great deal	3	6.3	0	0.0	4	9.8	5	9.6
Universities	No	36	75.0	10	58.8	16	39.0	22	42.3
	A little	2	4.2	5	29.4	7	17.1	13	25.0
	Some	9	18.8	1	5.9	12	29.3	12	23.1
	A great deal	1	2.1	1	5.9	6	14.6	5	9.6
Private training providers	No	27	56.3	3	17.6	7	16.7	6	11.5
	A little	9	18.8	5	29.4	12	28.6	14	26.9
	Some	10	20.8	8	47.1	12	28.6	22	42.3
	A great deal	2	4.2	1	5.9	11	26.2	10	19.2
Equipment & product suppliers	No	29	59.2	8	47.1	11	26.2	11	21.6
	A little	11	22.4	2	11.8	9	21.4	13	25.5
	Some	6	12.2	5	29.4	15	35.7	16	31.4
	A great deal	3	6.1	2	11.8	7	16.7	11	21.6
Employer, industry or professional associations	No	31	63.3	7	41.2	10	24.4	14	26.9
	A little	7	14.3	4	23.5	8	19.5	12	23.1
	Some	6	12.2	5	29.4	13	31.7	17	32.7
	A great deal	5	10.2	1	5.9	10	24.4	9	17.3
Other	No	37	88.1	14	100.0	28	96.6	43	87.8
	A little	2	4.8	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	2.0
	Some	2	4.8	0	0.0	0	0.0	3	6.1
	A great deal	1	2.4	0	0.0	1	3.4	2	4.1

Q2.8 How useful for your business/organisation are the following potential features of using external training providers?

		Firm Size
		1-49 employees		50-99 employees		100-499 employees		500+ employees
		N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Their specific content expertise	No real benefits	14	29.8	2	11.8	2	4.9	7	13.5
	Some benefits	23	48.9	10	58.8	22	53.7	18	34.6
	A great deal of benefit	10	21.3	5	29.4	17	41.5	27	51.9
Their training expertise	No real benefits	14	29.2	2	11.8	2	5.0	6	11.5
	Some benefits	22	45.8	10	58.8	20	50.0	23	44.2
	A great deal of benefit	12	25.0	5	29.4	18	45.0	23	44.2
Availability of a range of qualifications	No real benefits	15	31.3	2	11.8	6	15.0	6	11.5
	Some benefits	25	52.1	9	52.9	12	30.0	26	50.0
	A great deal of benefit	8	16.7	6	35.3	22	55.0	20	38.5
Opportunities for employees to gain a wider viewpoint	No real benefits	12	25.0	3	17.6	3	7.5	6	11.5
	Some benefits	23	47.9	9	52.9	20	50.0	22	42.3
	A great deal of benefit	13	27.1	5	29.4	17	42.5	24	46.2
Opportunities for employees to have time away to think	No real benefits	18	38.3	8	47.1	10	24.4	13	25.0
	Some benefits	19	40.4	8	47.1	17	41.5	25	48.1
	A great deal of benefit	10	21.3	1	5.9	14	34.1	14	26.9
Useful when only one or a few employees require training	No real benefits	13	27.7	3	17.6	3	7.5	10	19.2
	Some benefits	23	48.9	12	70.6	24	60.0	25	48.1
	A great deal of benefit	11	23.4	2	11.8	13	32.5	17	32.7
More resource efficient than providing in-house	No real benefits	17	36.2	2	11.8	2	5.0	8	15.7
	Some benefits	22	46.8	12	70.6	23	57.5	23	45.1
	A great deal of benefit	8	17.0	3	17.6	15	37.5	20	39.2
Other	No real benefits	37	88.1	14	100.0	32	100.0	42	89.4
	Some benefits	3	7.1	0	0.0	0	0.0	3	6.4
	A great deal of benefit	2	4.8	0	0.0	0	0.0	2	4.3